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slight

[sl̥l͡ɐɪʔ̚]

noun

Meaning

  • The act of slighting; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy.

  • Sleight.

Synonyms

belittlement,
ignoring,
neglect

verb

Meaning

  • To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of.

  • To give lesser weight or importance to.

  • To treat with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully.

  • To act negligently or carelessly.

  • (of a fortification) To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition.

  • To make even or level.

  • To throw heedlessly.

Synonyms

belittle,
contemn,
despise

adjective

Meaning

  • Small

  • Of slender build

    "a slight but graceful woman"

  • Even, smooth or level

    "A slight stone"

  • (especially said of the swa) still; with little or no movement on the surface

    "The sea was slight and calm"

  • Foolish; silly; not intellectual.

  • Bad, of poor quality.

  • Slighting; treating with disdain.

Synonyms

contemptuous,
disdainful,
scornful,
daft,
fatuous,
soft in the head,
flat,
glassy,
slick,
flimsy,
lousy,
shoddy,
ignorable,
meaningless,
negligible,
tiny,
lithe,
svelte,
willowy